yobe state

Yobe State, was created in 1991 as a standalone State from Bornu State.

Potiskum is the largest City in Yobe State and Damaturu is the capital.

Yobe State is a transnational border State with the North of Yobe State Bordering Diffa and Zinger regions of the Republic of Niger.

Geidam LGA, Yobe State was centre of the Kanem-Bornu empire and Mai Idris Ali Aloma ruled Kanem-Bornu from Birnin Gazargamu.

Kanuri, Fulani, Hausa and Chadian Arabic are languages spoken in Yobe state among others.

Postal Code: 620101-620272

Area/Dial Code: Nguru 078

Railway: Dalmaturu

Airport: Yobe International Cargo Airport (IATA: N/A) (ICAO: N/A), Nigerian Army Airfield, Potiskum

The following are institutions of tertiary education in Yobe State:

Bubar Abba Ibrahim University, Dalmaturu

Government Science and Technical College, Geidam

Federal Polytechnic, Dalmaturu

Idris Aloma Polytechnic, Geidam

Yobe State University, Dalmaturu

Federal Technical College of Education, Potiskum

Federal University, Geshua

The following persons have represented Yobe State as Governors and Administrators;

Malam Mai Buni

Alhaji Ibrahim Geidam

Mamman Bello Alli

Bukar Abba Ibrahim

Musa Mohammed

John Ibawari Ben Kailo

Dabo Aliyu

Sani Daura Ahmed

The following persons currently represent Yobe State in the Federal House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria:

Tijani Zakariya- Machina/Nguru/Karasuwa/Yusufari

Abubakar Yerima-Fika/Fune

Ibrahim Umar-Nangere/Potiskum

Zakariyau Galadima-Bade/Jakusko

Khadija Bukar Ibrahim-Gulani/Gubja/Dalmaturu/Tarmuwa

Lawan Shettima-Bursari/Geidam/Yunu Sari

Yobe East is a Senatorial District in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Yobe East consists of the following local government areas (LGA's).

Bursari LGA

Geidam LGA

Gubja LGA

Gulani LGA

Tarmuwa LGA

Yunusari LGA

The following persons have represented Yobe East in the Senate of the Federal Re4public of Nigeria:

Ibrahim geidam

Bukar Baba Ibrahim

Adamu Usman Adamu

Goni Modu Bura

Yobe North is a district in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Yobe North consists of the following local government areas (LGA's)

Bade LGA

Yusufari LGA

Machina LGA

Karasuwa LGA

Jakusko LGA

Nguru LGA

Geidam LGA

The following persons have represented Yobe North in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria:

Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan

Usman Shehu Albishir

Yobe South is a district in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Yobe South consist of the following local government areas (LGA's).

Dalmaturu LGA

Fika LGA

Fune LGA

Nangere LGA

Potiskum LGA

The following persons have represented Yobe South in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed

Mohammed Hassan Dambu

Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere

Adamu Garba Talba

Mamman Bello Alli